Synopsis
Amin and Magid, two brothers, are illegal immigrants on the French island of Mayotte in the Comoros Archipelago. Sara, a young nurse, still lives with her parents, who have already mapped out her destiny. Magid is ill and needs treatment. Amin risks a game of love and chance for his little brother. Will Sara, suffocated by her mother's love, be the soul who saves them?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Palaviré Productions
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Jil Servant
- Screenwriters : Mohamed Said Ouma, Caroline Pochon
- Director of Photography : François Kotlarski
- Music Composer : Mounawar
- Assistant director : Emma Lebot
- Editor : Miriame Chamekh
- Sound Recordist : Alain Rosenfeld
- Costume designer : Solène Faure
- Assistant Operator : Charlotte Picard
- Production Manager : Jil Servant
- Continuity supervisor : Mamaye Idriss
- Production Designer : Denis Balthazar
- Sound Mixer : Arnaud Berthelot
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Portrait
- Themes : Love, Exile, Exodus, Immigration
- Production language : Maore
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 21 min
- Visa number : 137.994
- Visa issue date : 19/12/2014
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)